Groupon indefinitely suspends all gun-related deals

posted at 11:31 am on January 23, 2013 by Erika Johnsen

Obviously, Groupon is perfectly within their rights to sell whatever type of deals they so choose, but I gotta’ say — I am genuinely surprised by this decision. The firearms industry is going gangbusters, applications for concealed carry permits are skyrocketing across various states (see: South Dakota, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and etcetera), and people are going to find firearms classes to take regardless of whether Groupon helps them do so or not — must be some tremendous pressure they’ve been getting from gun-control advocates, and I’d guess that a good chunk of their customer base is along the more urban-liberal line, too. HuffPo reports:

Under pressure from gun-control advocates, Groupon abruptly canceled all gun-related deals in North America on Friday.

The move sparked anger and even boycotts from some gun business owners who say their deals were immensely popular and that the online coupon company failed to notify them of the change.

Gun control proponents applauded the move. “We, along with other groups, had been applying pressure to Groupon for some time now because we were disturbed by the flippant nature of previous gun deals,” said Ladd Everritt, director of communications at The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. …

Groupon told HuffPost that its move was not politically motivated. In an emailed statement, Mossler said the deal site’s categories and inventory “evolve with consumer and merchant sentiment” and the “change to our inventory is not a statement against these small businesses.”

As much as President Obama and certain Democrats have conspicuously been avoiding the term “gun control” and adroitly replacing it with “gun safety,” it seems to me that these gun-control advocates are doing their part to blithely ensure that gun safety and education just doesn’t happen. People use and carry guns defensively across America every single day, ensuring both their own safety as well as creating a positive externality for their communities, and these introductory, concealed carry, and practice classes are what make it happen. What a shame.

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When my wife saw this the other day, she said she’d no longer use Groupon. That means that the last Groupon we did was…$40 range time for our local gun range. Suck it, Groupon, we don’t need your service.

Groupon told HuffPost that its move was not politically motivated. In an emailed statement, Mossler said the deal site’s categories and inventory “evolve with consumer and merchant sentiment” and the “change to our inventory is not a statement against these small businesses.”

The firearms industry is going gangbusters, applications for concealed carry permits are skyrocketing across various states (see: South Dakota, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and etcetera), and people are going to find firearms classes to take regardless of whether Groupon helps them do so or not — must be some tremendous pressure they’ve been getting from gun-control advocates, and I’d guess that a good chunk of their customer base is along the more urban-liberal line, too.

Exactly…Groupon is pointless in this marketplace right now.

Gun Dealers don’t need Groupon to get their message out to consumers…it appears that Obama is doing more for them then Groupon could ever do.

It’s worth pointing out that the Groupon deals weren’t anything like “buy a gun, get a second 50% off”. The deals were for safety classes, range time, training, etc. You know, the kinds of things which improve safety. Missing the mark, wide–it’s the leftist way!

In an emailed statement, Mossler said the deal site’s categories and inventory “evolve with consumer and merchant sentiment” and the “change to our inventory is not a statement against these small businesses.”

What is that if not exactly politically motivated. May they find the same backlash and impact to their business that those advertisers that pulled off Rush found.

Haven’t used Groupon, had thought about checking them out, will not do so now.

I used Groupon a couple of times and wasn’t really impressed. Very few local deals for my area and the others were pretty much available on lots of other sites. Just not worth it. And I am extremely cheap and always looking for a deal.

You know, the kinds of things which improve safety. Missing the mark, wide–it’s the leftist way!

No, its right on the Left’s mark. The Left doesn’t want any of us honing the ability to use fire arms safely and accurately. The Left doesn’t want us to have fire arms at all. Way too threatening to the Lefts ultimate goal for us. Someday some of us might find a reason to put that training to good use much to the Left’s displeasure.

I think the place of honor should be post #1000, but only if you call it.

TexasDan on January 23, 2013 at 12:11 PM

LOL!

Groupon told HuffPost that its move was not politically motivated.

I would bet that the “pressure” applied was along the lines of “the instant someone who used a ‘groupon’ shoots someone, we will make sure you are sued into oblivion.” They’re right in saying it wasn’t political – it was extortion.

Thanks for your submission! Although we typically respond to most emails in less than 24 hours, we’re running a little behind right now. You should hear from us in about 48 hours. Sorry in advance for the delay!

The top two reasons to own a gun are to “shoot a bastard” and to “shoot a tyrant,”or at least to have the capacity to do so, and if you Want a good return on your investment, buy gold; but, if you want a good return on your freedom – buy lead.

No, it’s no one that big. It’s called 4US. We raise money to purchase ultrasounds for crisis pregnancy centers. No politics, no shouting, no arguing (NTTAWWT), just illumination. And even that was too much for Groupon.

No, it’s no one that big. It’s called 4US. We raise money to purchase ultrasounds for crisis pregnancy centers. No politics, no shouting, no arguing (NTTAWWT), just illumination. And even that was too much for Groupon.

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) has introduced a bill to repeal the “Gun-Free School Zones Act” of 1990 (updated in 1995) on the grounds that mass shootings at schools have increased five-fold since its passage.

The “Safe Schools Act of 2013″ (H.R.35), co-sponsored by Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] notes that the 1990 “gun-free” law has made schools unsafe because “shooters now know that they can victimize American school campuses with no fear that victims will be armed.”

Groupon told HuffPost that its move was not politically motivated. In an emailed statement, Mossler said the deal site’s categories and inventory “evolve with consumer and merchant sentiment” and the “change to our inventory is not a statement against these small businesses.”

What a load of bovine excrement. They’re within their rights to run their business as they see fit. Just don’t try and BS us. Otherwise I might have to ask “Where is your embrace of DIVERSITY? Where is your TOLERANCE? Are you some kind of bigoted hoplophobic?”

“conspicuously been avoiding the term ‘gun control’ and adroitly replacing it with ‘gun safety,’”

This is a great example of how they use language to lie. They are very good at this.

Conservatives and libertarians prefer honest and direct language. We call a spade a spade and expect our honest arguments to be evaluated on their merits.

Leftists learned long ago that their arguments are lousy, so they developed deception techniques in which words that mean one thing are used in place of other words that mean something else entirely, and are often times antonyms for the first term. In some cases this abuse of language has been so pervasive that the general definition of the term itself has been corrupted.

The best example of this is the word “liberal,” which in decades past meant something close to what libertarian means today. Leftists, who were anything but liberal, began calling themselves liberals both as a cover and as a con. They were so consistent in using this term to describe themselves that today the word “liberal” means a covert Marxist or statist, which is the exact opposite of its original meaning. Its true meaning only lives on in compound terms like Liberal Democracy.

In the most advanced version of this technique, the word or term chosen has no real meaning in the first place, hence the use of the word “diversity” to defend and promote racial, sexual, and other forms of discrimination on the part of colleges and other organizations.

This is something that conservatives and libertarians should recognize and learn from. Allowing the enemy to choose the terms used to debate ideas often time hands them an undeserved victory.

I was shocked at that list. Still haven’t read the entire thing.
Enemies all!! Regarding Hollywood, I haven’t been to a movie in years so they don’t get any of my money, LOL Am making some other adjustments after seeing that list also.

Thanks for posting this. We need to support them on this. It was an ignorant defeating idea anyway. I notice they didn’t pass a law to remove alarms from the Banks and advertise that! “This Bank is an alarm-free zone” Insanity at work by this Country’s enemies no less.

Cancelled my Groupon account this morning after seeing this on Twitchy. I spent a good amount of money with them and let them know that when I e-mailed customer support to let them know why I was cancelling.

Groupon told HuffPost that its move was not politically motivated. In an emailed statement, Mossler said the deal site’s categories and inventory “evolve with consumer and merchant sentiment” and the “change to our inventory is not a statement against these small businesses.”

said Ladd Everritt, director of communications at The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. …

6 people, with one holding a Bloomberg-funded Lib university chair with an anti-gun book to sell, the other a retread from the Million Mom March retards, cranking the handle on their crank fax machine.

btw, leftists don’t want gun safety, they want guns under their control. And if not in their control, they want them in the hands of criminals to sow crises they can legislate with as cover.
That’s why the don’t prosecute people that lie on 4473s
That’s why they prevent reporting of mental defects to teh background check system.
That’s why they run interference against the instant check system so otherwise ineligible criminals can buy guns and send them to drug cartels.
That’s why a Phoenix ATF official’s personally and fraudulantly purchased FN 5.7 pistol was found at the scene of the murdered mexican beauty queen.
And that’s why Josh Sugarmann is allowed to illegally operate his DC-listed FFL on VA soil, so he can provide Evil Assault Weapon props to Democrat legislators to hold up when crying ‘something must be done’

6 people, with one holding a Bloomberg-funded Lib university chair with an anti-gun book to sell, the other a retread from the Million Mom March retards, cranking the handle on their crank fax machine.

rayra on January 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM

Best description of the MMM imbeciles I ever saw, though made when they were marching for something else:

“One million cavern cootered, pancake t!tted, stretch mark-covered moocows with nothing better to do with their time, including raising their kids.”